Chheihlam

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Chheihlam is a lively traditional group dance of the Mizo people, typically performed in a circle with rhythmic clapping and singing, often during festivals and social gatherings.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chheihlam canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mizo cultural practice ⓘ
group dance ⓘ
traditional dance ⓘ
accompaniedBy clapping ⓘ
singing ⓘ
associatedWith Mizo festivals ⓘ
Mizo social life ⓘ
culturalSignificance expression of Mizo identity ⓘ
danceFormation circle ⓘ
danceType circle dance ⓘ
hasCharacteristic group singing ⓘ
lively ⓘ
rhythmic clapping ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin Mizoram ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ
performedBy Mizo people ⓘ
performedIn rural areas of Mizoram ⓘ
urban areas of Mizoram ⓘ
performingArtFormOf Mizo people ⓘ
region Mizoram, India ⓘ
linked to: Mizoram
requires group participation ⓘ
socialFunction community bonding ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ
tempo energetic ⓘ
fast ⓘ
transmission community practice ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
typicalSetting festivals ⓘ
social gatherings ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mizo people → traditionalDance → Chheihlam ⓘ
Chapchar Kut → hasDance → Chheihlam ⓘ